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Authorities on Friday arrested a driver who has three prior convictions for their alleged part in a DUI crash that left an 88-year-old man in Dana Point.
The crash, which involved a Land Rover SUV and a Ford Transit van, happened around 6:15 p.m. at Golden Lantern and Stonehill Drive, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
Paramedics declared a passenger inside of the van dead at the scene. They have been identified as Melvin Joseph Weibel, of Dana Point. He was 88 years old.
"I was heartbroken when I heard the news about this accident and this tragic death," Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris said. "I'm appalled to hear that this is the fourth time that this woman has gotten behind the wheel and sadly it's ended in tragedy."